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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Fortis Healthcare hands over cheque of Rs 2.5 crore to ICMR from CSR fund in the presence of MoS Health and Family Welfare Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey
Private sector medical service provider Fortis Healthcare handed over a cheque of Rs 2.5 crore to ICMR in the presence of Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey in his office.
Fortis Healthcare’s MD and CEO Dr Ashutosh Raghuvanshi, senior Vice President  Manu Kapila, SRL’s CEO Anand Kumar presented the cheque to Indian Council of Medical Research  Director General Prof  Balram Bhargav and senior financial advisor Rajiv Roy.
At the event, Shri Choubey said that the ICMR has “established an outstanding parameter in the field of research”. Not only in India, this institute one of the best research institute in the world. Scientists have worked tirelessly day and night since day one of Covid-19 pandemic.”
He also said “the Fortis Hospital has done a commendable job and I am sure this would inspire many.”
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4.6 kg of Charas destined to Qatar seized by NCB Chennai
- International racket of Charas trafficking busted in Chennai
- 4.6 kg of Charas destined to Qatar seized by NCB Chennai
- One person arrested in this connection
Acting on a specific intelligence, NCB Chennai Zonal Unit seized 4.6 kg of Charas from a parcel at Aramex India Pvt. Ltd. Ekkaduthangal, Chennai. Charas was concealed inside 22 soft toys kept in a carton box. The initial investigation revealed that the Charas was sourced from West Bengal and destined to Qatar. One person namely N. Prasad R/o Kolkata was apprehended at Kolkata airport and was arrested in connection with the seizure.
NCB acknowledges the dedicated efforts of Sh. Amit Ghawate  and other officers associated to the case at NCB, Chennai Zonal Unit.
Charas which is also known as Hashish, is extracted from Ganja plants. Some of the major Ganja cultivating regions in India are the hilly terrains of Andhra- Odisha Border, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and North-eastern Indian states. Hashish is also extracted from the Ganja cultivated in these areas.
This stated press release issued by the Shri. Amit Ghawate, IRS Zonal Director NCB, Chennai.
Prime Minister's Office
PM lauds The Air Force Wives Welfare Association for woollen cap knitting campaign
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today praised the efforts of the Air Force Wives Welfare Association  who undertook a massive woollen cap knitting campaign by all Sanginis located across the country, with an aim to distribute them to the lesser privileged members of the society. A total of 41541 caps were knitted by the Sanginis.
In a reply to a tweet by Indian Air Force, the Prime Minister tweeted:
“Commendable effort.”
Ministry of Defence
SURGEON VICE ADMIRAL NAVEEN CHAWLA TAKES OVER AS DIRECTOR GENERAL MEDICAL SERVICES 
Surg VAdm Naveen Chawla, VSM has assumed appointment of Director General Medical Services  on 28 Jan 21. Prior to assuming the present appointment, the Flag Officer held the coveted appointment of Director General Hospital Services  in the office of DGAFMS.
An alumnus of Armed Forces Medical College, Pune he was commissioned on 17 Dec 1983 in the Armed Forces Medical Services. During his 37 years of service, the Flag Officer has held numerous important administrative and staff appointments like Director General Hospital Services , Command Medical Officer, HQWNC and Executive Officer, INHS Asvini. He has the unique distinction of Commanding two out of three largest Indian Naval Hospitals, namely INHS Asvini and INHS Sanjivani.
The Flag Officer has served on several afloat platforms including Fleet Medical Officer of the Eastern Fleet. He is a renowned teacher and in addition to being the Professor of Pathology is also an MD examiner at Maharashtra University of Health Sciences.
For his dedication and devotion to the service, the Flag Officer was awarded VSM in 2015.
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Ministry of Science & Technology
SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium
The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium  was set up for genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in India. The consortium involves ten Regional Genome Sequencing Laboratories  namely NIBMG Kalyani, ILS Bhubaneswar, ICMR-NIV Pune, NCCS Pune, CSIR-CCMB Hyderabad, CDFD Hyderabad, InStem/NCBS Bengaluru, NIMHANS Bengaluru, CSIR-IGIB Delhi, and NCDC Delhi. The RGSLs are currently utilizing their internal funds and resources for undertaking the activities of the consortium. The proposal for sanction of fund is under the financial appraisal process in the Department of Biotechnology.
In INSACOG, 10 laboratories were designated in India for Whole Genome Sequencing  with the objectives: to ascertain the current status of new variant of SARS COV-2 in the country; to establish a sentinel surveillance for early detection of genomic variants with public health implication; to determine the genomic variants in the unusual events/trends .
It was initially proposed to sequence five percent of all positive samples from each state in order to identify potential outbreaks and related strains as part of continuous surveillance with priority given to COVID-19 laboratories/ hospitals in urban areas and tertiary care District Hospitals as per the defined Standard Operating Procedure . As of 10th March 2021, a total of 19,092 RT-PCR positive samples for SARS CoV-2 have been received from various states/UTs , in which 4869 samples have been processed. Among the processed samples, 284 samples have been detected to be positive for the ‘UK strain’ and 11 samples positive for the ‘South African strain’ and 1 sample positive for the ‘Brazil strain’. The details regarding number of samples received for sequencing since the launch of the consortium till the 10thMarch has been provided in the Annexure-I.
State/UT-wise distribution of samples
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State/UT
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Total Number of Samples Received for Sequencing
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Andaman & Nicobar Islands 
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80
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Andhra Pradesh
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449
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Assam
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80
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Bihar
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41
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Chandigarh 
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180
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Chhattisgarh
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173
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Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu 
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5
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Delhi 
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1232
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Goa
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65
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Gujarat
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519
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Haryana
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1183
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Himachal Pradesh
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539
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Jammu & Kashmir 
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195
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Jharkhand
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146
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Karnataka
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137
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Kerala
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5191
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Ladakh 
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13
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Madhya Pradesh
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335
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Maharashtra
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2826
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Manipur
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81
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Meghalaya
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102
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Mizoram
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149
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Odisha
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682
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Puducherry 
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5
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Punjab
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1174
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Rajasthan
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1963
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Sikkim
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88
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Tamil Nadu
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102
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Telangana
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377
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Tripura
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131
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Uttar Pradesh
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85
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Uttarakhand
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181
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West Bengal
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583
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Total
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19092
This information was given by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Health & Family Welfare in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Culture
820 centrally protected monuments under the ASI which have places of worship will open from tomorrow : Shri Prahlad Singh Patel
All the protocols issued by the MHA and the Health Ministry will be followed
Union Minister for Culture & Tourism  Shri Prahlad Singh Patel announced that Culture Ministry has approved opening of 820 centrally protected monuments under the Archeological Survey of India which have places of worship from 8th June, 2020. Shri Patel also said that all the protocols issued by the MHA and the Health ministry will be followed in these monuments.
In its order, Culture Ministry said that ASI shall ensure that preventive measures as stipulated in the Standard Operating Procedures  issued by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India, on 4.6.2020 to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the religious places/places of worship are effectively put in place and scrupulously followed while opening and managing these Centrally Protected Monuments. ASI shall also further ensure that it follows all other directions issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India in this regard.
Ministry of Culture also requested ASI to share the list of these 820 CPMs proposed to be opened on 8.6.2020 with respective States and the Districts concerned and that any state and/or district specific orders with regard to containment and prevention of spread of COVID- 19 are also comprehensively implemented.
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Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
More than 1,65,000 benefit under CLSS vertical of PMAY during 2015-18; Rs. 3,559 Crore subsidy released
Rs. 31,505 Crore provided for the mission during 2018-19 with a provision for additional funding under EBR
The Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme  Vertical has shown progressive performance with over 1,65,000 beneficiaries benefitting from this Scheme during 2015-18. This is a huge jump in the number of beneficiaries from the earlier comparable interest subsidy scheme between 2008-2013 which was only 18,166.
Adequate funding has been ensured for the CLSS Vertical of the Mission as Rs. 31,505 crore has been provided for the Mission ) with a provision for additional funding beyond the Rs. 25,000 crore under EBR during this financial year. The funds through EBR would be drawn in phases, as per requirement, throughout the financial year. A mechanism has been devised to optimally utilise the funds under the mission. While the budget for the current year had allocated Rs 1,900 crores for the CLSS vertical, there is flexibility provided to draw more funds based on requirement from the earmarked Rs. 25,000 crores under Extra Budgetary Resources . This flexibility has also ensured that there is no dearth of funds for this important mission. The Mission has conceived a focussed strategy to build upon the work that has been done on the CLSS vertical and plans to increase the number of beneficiaries that benefit from this vertical substantially this year.
With regards to the progress of the mission, during the last 3 years , 47.5 Lakhs dwelling units have been approved for construction. This is a huge jump when seen in light of a comparable scheme earlier where only 12.4 Lakh houses were approved in a period of about 10 years. Further, about 27 Lakh houses have already been grounded and are in various stages of completion with over 8 lakh houses having been already completed during the period. The States/ UTs through their State Level Nodal Agencies are getting the works done on an ongoing basis. With the pace of progress of PMAY, it is expected that the housing shortage will be addressed in full measure.
The performance of the States/UTs are being reviewed on a periodic basis. The State and regional performances are dependent on a host of factors including availability of land, access to finance and other local socio-economic issues. All necessary support required for the States/ UTs is being provided by the Mission. The States/ UTs are encouraged to take up proposals to saturate the housing demand. The issue of funding has been sufficiently addressed and there is no shortage of funding under PMAY  across all the verticals. All requirements for the funding has been met and the Ministry is actively promoting the off-take under CLSS and other verticals of PMAY .
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Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
KVIC and ITBP sign MoU; Paramilitary forces to taste Khadi Mustard Oil Now
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission  has taken another big step towards making India “Aatmanirbhar” by joining hands with ITBP to supply mustard oil. Today KVIC and ITBP signed a Memorandum of Understanding  to this effect. The MoU was signed by Shri VK Nagar, Director, KVIC and Shri Rama Kant Sharma, DIG, ITBP in presence of KVIC Chairman, Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena.
As per a statement of KVIV, the development comes in wake of the instructions of Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah to the paramilitary forces to encourage local products in a bid to support the “Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan” initiated by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. Union Minister for MSME, Shri Nitin Gadkari welcomed the move.
Shri Amit Shah had also made it mandatory to sell only “Swadeshi” products through the CAPF canteens across India. The ITBP is the nodal agency appointed by MHA for the procurement of provisions on behalf of all paramilitary forces.
The ITBP will soon place an order for supply of 1200 quintals of high quality kacchi ghani mustard oil which will be supplied by KVIC through its PMEGP units in a month’s time.
KVIC Chairman Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena, while thanking the Union Home Minister for his initiative, said the MoU was a historic step as this is for the first time that KVIC has signed a deal with the paramilitary forces for supply of any material. He said this was a major step towards creating sustainable local employment in these trying times. “Providing best quality oil to our jawans guarding our borders, that too, on time will be our top priority,” Saxena said.
The KVIC and ITBP have signed the MoU for a period of one year which will be renewed further. The next products in the pipeline are cotton mats , blankets, bed sheets, pillow covers, pickles, honey, papad and cosmetics, etc. The total value of oil and dari will be approximately Rs 18 crore.
Notably, the KVIC recently supplied products like honey, pickles, edible oils, agarbatti, papad, amla candy and cotton towels, etc. to CAPF canteens on trial basis. Further, a list of 63 new products is being prepared for adding in the supply basket.
Ministry of Defence
DELIVERY OF FOURTH SCORPENE SUBMARINE ‘VELA’ TO INDIAN NAVY
The fourth submarine of the Project – 75, Yard 11878 was delivered to the Indian Navy today, 09 November 2021. Project – 75 includes construction of six submarines of Scorpene design. These submarines are being constructed at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited  Mumbai, under collaboration with M/s Naval Group, France. Christened ‘Vela’, the submarine was launched on 06 May 19, and has completed all major harbour and sea trials including weapon and sensor trials despite COVID restrictions. Three of these submarines are already in commission with the Indian Navy.
Submarine construction is an intricate activity as the difficulty is compounded when all equipment are required to be miniaturised and are subject to stringent quality requirements. Construction of these submarines in an Indian yard is yet another step towards ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat’.
The submarine would soon be commissioned into the Indian Navy and enhance the Indian Navies capability.
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Ministry of Finance
Income Tax Department's searches in Maharashtra reveal unaccounted income of over Rs. 184 crore
The Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure operations on two real estate business groups of Mumbai and certain individuals/ entities associated with them. The search operations commenced on 07.10.2021 and have been carried out at about 70 premises spread across Mumbai, Pune, Baramati, Goa and Jaipur.
The evidence gathered during the search has revealed several prima-facie unaccounted and benami transactions. Incriminating documents, evidencing unaccounted income of about Rs. 184 crore of the two groups have been found.
The search action has led to identification of transactions by these business groups with a web of companies which, prima facie, appear to be suspicious. A preliminary analysis of the flow of funds indicates that there has been an introduction of unaccounted funds in the group by way of various dubious methods like introduction of bogus share premium, suspicious unsecured loans, receipt of unsubstantiated advance for certain services, collusive arbitration deals out of non-existent disputes, etc. It has been observed that such suspicious flow of funds has taken place with the involvement of an influential family of Maharashtra.
The funds so introduced in a dubious manner, have been utilized for acquisition of various assets such as office building at a prime locality in Mumbai, flat in posh locality in Delhi, resort in Goa, agricultural lands in Maharashtra and investments in sugar mills. The book value of these assets aggregates to about Rs. 170 crore.
Unaccounted cash of Rs. 2.13 crore and jewellery of Rs. 4.32 crore have been seized.
Further investigations are in progress.
Prime Minister's Office
100 medals - A momentous achievement for India at the Asian Games : PM
PM to host and interact with the Asian Games contingent on the 10th
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has said that the nation is thrilled as our athletes have surpassed the milestone of 100 medals in the Asian Games.
The Prime Minister will host and interact with the contenvent on 10th October.
Shri Narendra Modi posted on X :
"A momentous achievement for India at the Asian Games!
The people of India are thrilled that we have reached a remarkable milestone of 100 medals.
I extend my heartfelt congratulations to our phenomenal athletes whose efforts have led to this historic milestone for India.
Every awe-inspiring performance has made history and filled our hearts with pride.
I look forward to hosting our Asian Games contingent on the 10th and interacting with our athletes."
Prime Minister's Office
PM pays tributes to Indian soldiers who fought in First World War
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has paid tributes to the Indian soldiers who fought in the First World War.
"Today, as we mark one hundred years since the end of the horrific First World War, we reiterate our commitment towards world peace and pledge to work to further an atmosphere of harmony and brotherhood so that the trail of death and destruction caused by wars does not occur.
India remembers our brave soldiers who fought in WW-1. This was a war in which India was not directly involved yet our soldiers fought world over, just for the cause of peace.
I have had the honour of paying tributes at the Neuve-Chapelle Memorial in France and at the memorial in Israel's Haifa, places associated with India's role in the First World War. When PM Benjamin Netanyahu came to India, we paid tributes at the Teen Murti-Haifa Chowk", the Prime Minister said.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
220.65 cr Total Vaccine doses  have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
1,743 doses administered in last 24 hours
India's Active caseload currently stands at 10,300
Active cases stand at 0.02%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.79%
932 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,41,64,815
1,805 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
92.10 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 56,551 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Ministry of Finance
21.52 crore loans extended to women borrowers under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana  since inception
As on 29.10.2021, 21.52 crore loans have been extended to women borrowers by Member Lending Institutions  under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana  since inception of the Scheme. This was stated by Union Minister of State for Finance Dr Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
The Minister further stated that this constitutes approx. 68% of the total loans extended under PMMY. State/UT-wise details on PMMY beneficiaries  available in the Annexure.
Giving more information, the Minister stated that as per the existing guidelines, any individual who is otherwise eligible to take loan and has a business plan for non-farm income generating activities in sectors such as manufacturing, trading, services and activities allied to agriculture and whose credit need is up to Rs.10 lakh is eligible to avail credit under the Scheme.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Rice procurement estimated at 495.37 LMT for Kharif Crop Season of 2020-21
Secretary, Department of Food & Public Distribution , Government of India, chaired a meeting of State Food Secretaries through video conference on 11.09.2020, to discuss the procurement arrangements for ensuing Kharif Marketing Season  2020-21. Around 495.37 LMT rice has been estimated for procurement during the forthcoming KMS 2020-21  season which is 19.07% more than the 416 LMT procurement estimate of KMS 2019-20 . In KMS 2019-20 , actual procurement of paddy  was 420.22 LMT, which was a record procurement.
During ensuing KMS 2020-21, procurement estimates for Tamil Nadu & Maharashtra have jumped by 100 percent and more, and for Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Bihar and Jharkhand are higher by 50 percent and more in comparison to KMS 2019-20. The leading States in terms of estimated procurement of rice are Punjab , Chhattisgarh  and Telangana  followed by Haryana , Andhra Pradesh , Uttar Pradesh  and Odisha .
In view of COVID-19, Secretary, DoFPD requested all States to take necessary steps to ensure social distancing during procurement operations. Other issues of States regarding food subsidy were also discussed during the meeting.
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School Reopening at CRPF Group Centre, Pallipuram
Thiruvananthapuram 09 June 2023
(The School reopening ceremony for the academic year 2023-2024 was held at CRPF, Pallipuram Group Centre, Thiruvananthapuram . Smt. Mini Karthik, CAWA, Regional President inaugurated the ceremony which was held at Little Soldier Montessori School. Around 200 children, parents and CRPF personnel were present. The children who entered the world of knowledge dressed in different costumes were welcomed by teachers and school authorities.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
2000 Crore revamp of Pragati Maidan; Unique Space for Exhibitors being Created: Piyush Goyal
4 Mega Shopping festivals to promote Indian Products: Piyush Goyal
In order to create an unique space for exhibitors from India and abroad Rs. 2000 crore is being spent to revamp the Pragati Maidan informed Union Minister of Commerce and Industry & Railways, Piyush Goyal, in New Delhi today.
He was speaking at the closing ceremony of the 39th India International Trade Fair 2019. The trade fair this year saw the foot fall of around 5 lakh visitors and the Minister hoped that after the revamp of Pragati Maidan to be completed next year, it will see more than 10 lakh visitors who will be able to not only buy the unique products from different parts of the country and the world but also have a complete experience of the city of Delhi.
Commerce and Industry Minister said that trade helps build relationships and also helps to catalyze investments. It shows to the world the potential that India offers – a market of 1.3 billion people that businesses would like to tap and engage with, added Piyush Goyal.
In order to expand and strengthen the new India story Government is preparing to invest Rs. 100 lakh crore in infrastructure that will transform the availability and quality of infrastructure in India across all sectors of railways, airports, sea ports, electricity and oil and gas said the Minister. He further added that a 12-year plan has been drawn up for the railways that will see an investment of 50 lakh crore in different parts of the country on Private Public Partnership model in order to ensure that consumers get better quality of service.
Commerce and Industry Minister reiterated that India today engages with countries from a position of strength so that India’s businesses and industries are protected and non-tariff barriers imposed by other countries do not affect India’s exports. He further added that the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is working on a plan to hold 4 mega shopping festivals to promote Indian products and services and to create more opportunities for new businesses. He urged the youth of the country to become entrepreneurs and transform India.